DOUBLE-BETA DECAY OF ZR-96 TO THE GROUND AND EXCITED-STATES OF MO-96

Authors
KLIMENKO AA OSETROV SB SMOLNIKOV AA VASILYEV SI
Citation
Aa. Klimenko et al., DOUBLE-BETA DECAY OF ZR-96 TO THE GROUND AND EXCITED-STATES OF MO-96, Physics of atomic nuclei, 61(8), 1998, pp. 1310-1315
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear","Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physics of atomic nuclei → ACNP
ISSN journal
10637788
Volume
61
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1310 - 1315
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7788(1998)61:8<1310:DDOZTT>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The double-beta decay of Zr-96 to the ground and excited states of the daughter nucleus Mo-96 is sought with both plastic and NaI scintillat ors in combination with proportional chambers. A new limit on the beta beta 0 nu mechanism with m(nu) not equal 0 is obtained by using only 5.5 g of Zr-96 for the measurement time of 2570 h. For the pp decay of Zr-96 to excited states, our present results are comparable with the best results reported recently. The sensitivity of the experiment to t he beta beta 2 nu decay of Zr-96 is estimated.